
as is vs as are - WordReference Forums
2019年4月6日 · We bought the table as is. The rule would be left as is for the time being. Hi. These two examples are from an English-Chinese dictionary. Do the following variations work? We bought the tables as are. The rules would be left as are for the time being. Thank you.
Where to?/ To where? | WordReference Forums
2012年12月6日 · If you mean "where from", that does need to have the "from". But I was just thinking about "where to" meaning "to what address" as opposed to just "to what place" / "to whom".
What to call words like uh, um, uh-huh, hmm - WordReference …
2006年12月5日 · The narrow meaning is words like "umm" "err" "ah" and "uh", that don't express meaning or change meaning. They only prevent someone else from speaking, allowing the speaker to "still have the floor" while finding new words.
M/S followed by a Company Name? - WordReference Forums
2009年11月19日 · Hi son-nie, I have seen this when the company name includes the names of the owners/partners in the business, for example: M/S Smith, Jones and Brown Publishing Company. In this case, M/S is the abbreviation for Messrs., the plural of Mr. and is a form of salutation. Maybe someone else can tell us if this practice extends to instances when the …
"Check on you" vs "Check up on you" | WordReference Forums
2015年12月20日 · I agree that "check up on you" in many contexts can mean "investigate." On the other hand, between people who are familiar with it and are mutually friendly it would be okay. "Check on you" without "up" sounds odd to me, but won't say it's wrong. I might say "I just wanted to see if you are okay/see how you are doing" if I wanted to avoid a possible understanding.
"of what" means what? | WordReference Forums
2015年12月1日 · hey there!! I just saw the following sentence in "fluency in English" written by l. g. alexander and I could not understand the meaning of underlined part: But of what human import is all this skill, all this efforts in the production of effects, when the story, the representation of life is...
D x W x H / W x L x D - WordReference Forums
2010年9月3日 · Hi, in the manual I read the dimensions given as 'D x W x H'. I am confused as I think that D (depth) and H (height) have the same meaning. Can you make it clear for me please.
I am about to vs. I was about to | WordReference Forums
2014年7月4日 · Thanks. Do you mean that if he had used "I am about to have lunch..", he was emphasizing that he will do it with or without her company, and he is just trying to be polite?
difference between "EA" and "unit" | WordReference Forums
2014年4月30日 · I know that both "EA" and "unit" indicate the number of products. Is there any difference between these two words?
Difference between to let and to rent | WordReference Forums
2015年4月7日 · The original question was about the meaning of let. A tenant cannot let property. We are not responsible for people who do not understand the difference between rent from and let to.